EMC NetWorker up to 8.0.0.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in EMC NetWorker up to 8.0.0.1. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-4607. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in EMC NetWorker up to 8.0.0.1 and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in nsrindexd in EMC NetWorker 7.5.x and 7.6.x before 7.6.5, and 8.x before 8.0.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SunRPC data.

The weakness was published 01/17/2013 by Aniway.Anyway with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4607 since 08/24/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/29/2024).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120873 (EMC NetWorker Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 8.0.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12746.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81113), SecurityFocus (BID 57182†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38530†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetWorker 8.0.0.2
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Timelineinfo

08/24/2012 🔍
01/07/2013 +136 days 🔍
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01/17/2013 +10 days 🔍
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02/25/2013 +39 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +757 days 🔍
12/29/2024 +3568 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Aniway.Anyway
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-4607 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4607
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63365
X-Force: 81113
SecurityFocus: 57182 - EMC NetWorker 'nsrindexd' RPC Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 38530 - EMC NetWorker \x27nsrindexd\x27 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/29/2024 20:29
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (60), 04/24/2017 23:36 (6), 12/29/2024 20:29 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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